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Occupational Wage Survey

Bu l l e t i n No.

DALLAS, TLX AS

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, C o"»"ih io p »'

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Occupational Wage Survey

DALLAS, TEXASNOVEMBER 1963

Bulletin No. 1385-15January 1964

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. WHIard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner

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P re fa ce

The Bureau of Labor Statistics program of annual occupational wage surveys in metropolitan areas is designed to provide data on occupational earnings, and establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions. It yields detailed data by selected industry divisions for metropolitan area labor markets, for economic regions, and for the United States. A major consideration in the program is the need for greater insight into (a) the movement of wages by occupational category and skill level, and (b) the structure and level of wages among labor markets and industry divisions.

A preliminary report and an individual area bulletin present survey results for each labor market studied. After completion of all of the individual area bulletins for a round of surveys, a two part summary bulletin is issued. The first part brings data for each of the labor markets studied into one bulletin. The second part presents information which has been projected from individual labor market data to relate to economic regions and the United States.

Eighty-two labor markets currently are included in the program. Information on occupational earnings is collected annually in each area. Information on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions is obtained biennially in most of the areas.

This bulletin presents results of the survey in Dallas, Tex. , in November 1963. It was prepared in the Bureau's regional office in Atlanta, Ga. , by James D. Garland, under the direction of Donald M. Cruse. The study was under the general direction of Louis B. Woytych, Assistant Regional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations.

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Introduction________ ...___________________ .__ ._____ .____ ___________ ____ 1Wage trends for selected occupational groups___________________________ 3

Tables:

1. Establishments and workers within scope of surveyand number studied____._____ _____ .___. . ._____ ____________ _____ 2

2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-timehourly earnings for selected occupational groups,and percents of increase for selected periods_________________ 2

A: Occupational earnings:*A - 1. Office occupations—men and women______________________ 4A -2. Professional and technical occupations—men

and women________________________________________________ 7A - 3. Office, professional, and technical occupations—

men and women combined_______________________________ 8A -4 . Maintenance and powerplant occupations_________ 9A -5. Custodial and material movement occupations___________ 10

Appendix: Occupational descriptions___________________ ___________ ____ 13

* NOTE: Similar tabulations are available forother areas. (See inside back cover.)

Current reports on occupational earnings and supplementary wage practices in the Dallas area are also available for the machinery industries (March 1963) and women's and misses' dresses (March 1963). Union scales, indicative of prevailing pay levels, are available for building construction, printing, local-transit operating employees, and motortruck drivers and helpers.

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O ccu p a tion a l W age S u rvey—D allas, T ex

In tro d u c tio n

This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an areawide basis.

This bulletin presents current occupational employment and earnings information obtained largely by mail from the establishments visited by Bureau field economists in the last previous survey for occupations reported in that earlier study. Personal visits were made to nonrespondents and to those respondents reporting unusual changes since the previous survey.

In each area, data are obtained from representative establishments within six broad industry divisions: Manufacturing; transportation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the construction and extractive industries. Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted because they tend, to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion. Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria.

These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments. To obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost, a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied. In combining the data, however, all establishments are given their appropriate weight. Estimates based on the establishments studied are presented, therefore, as relating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area, except for those below the minimum size studied.

Occupations and Earnings

The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, and are of the following types: (a) Office clerical; (b) professional and technical;(c) maintenance and powerplant; and (d) custodial and material movement. Occupational classification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of inter establishment variation in duties within the same job. The occupations selected for study are listed and described in the appendix. Earnings data for some of the occupations listed and described are not presented in the A-series tables because either (1) employment in the occupation is too small to provide enough data to merit presentation, or (2) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data.

Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full-time workers, i. e. , those hired to work a regular weekly schedule in the given occupational classification. Earnings data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Nonproduction bonuses are excluded, but cost-of-living bonuses and incentive earnings are included. Where weekly hours are reported, as for office clerical occupations, reference is to the work schedules (rounded to the nearest half hour) for which straight-time salaries are paid; average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar.

Differences in pay levels for selected occupations in which both men and women are commonly employed may be due to such factors as (1) differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and establishments; (2) differences in length of service or merit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis; and (3) differences in specific duties performed, although the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey job description. Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usually more generalized than those used in individual establishments. This allows for minor differences among establishments in specific duties performed.

Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because of differences in occupational structure among establishments, the estimates of occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. These differences in occupational structure do not materially affect the accuracy of the earnings data.

Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions

Tabulations on selected establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions (B-series tables) are not presented in this bulletin. Information for these tabulations is collected biennially in this area. These tabulations on minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced women office workers; shift differentials; scheduled weekly hours; paid holidays; paid vacations; and health, insurance, and pension plans are presented (in the B-series tables) in previous bulletins for this area.

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Table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Dallas, Tex. , 1 by major industry division, 2 November 1963

Number of establishments Workers in establishments

Industry division Within scope of study * Studied Within scope

of study4 Studied

All divisions 977 217 206,800 112,740

Manufacturing _ — 331 70 89,900 51,940Nonmanufacturing ____

Transportation, communication, and646 147 116,900 60,800

other public utilities 5 79 31 28,000 20,420Wholesale trade 6 _________________________________ _____ 178 23 18,200 3,650Retail ___ — _ ____ _ ___ 168 37 36,300 22,000Finance, insurance, and real estate _ 137 37 24,800 12, 130Services (excluding hotels)6 ,7 — — 84 19 9,600 2,600

1 The Dallas Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Ellis Counties. The "workers within scope of study" estimates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. The estimates are not intended, however, to serve as a basis of comparison with other employment indexes for the area to measure employment trends or levels since ( 1) planning of wage surveys requires the use of establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) small establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey.

* The 1957 revised edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry division.3 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the minimum limitation (50 employees). All outlets (within the area) of

companies in such industries as trade, finance, auto repair service, and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishment.4 Includes all workers in all establishments with total employment (within the area) at or above the minimum limitation (50 employees).5 Taxicabs and services incidental to water transportation were excluded.6 This industry division is represented in estimates for "all industries" and "nonmanufacturing" in the Series A tables. Separate presentation

of data for this division is not made for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Employment in the division is too small to provide enough data to merit separate study, (2) the sample was not designed initially to permit separate presentation, (3) response was insufficient or inadequate to permit separate presentation, and (4) there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data.

7 Personal services; business services; automobile repair shops; motion pictures; nonprofit membership organizations; and engineering and architectural services.

Table 2. Indexes of standard weekly salaries and straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups, and percents of increase for selected periods, Dallas, Tex.

Index(November 1960*100) Percents of increase

Industry and occupational groupNovember 1963

November 1962 to

November 1963

November 1961 to

November 1962

November I960 to

November 1961

October 1959 to

November I960

All industries:Office clerical (men and women) .. 108.5 2.9 2. 1 3.3 2.5Industrial nurses (men and women).._______ 110.0 2. 1 4 .3 3 .4 3.5Skilled maintenance (men)_T_n___________ 110.6 3.7 1.9 4 .7 3 .0Unskilled plant (men)___________________ ____ 110.3 4 .4 2.9 2.7 2.5

Manufacturing:3.5 2.3Office clerical (men and women) ____________ 107.2 1. 2 1.5

Industrial nurses (men and women)_______ _ (*) (l ) 3.8 4 .6 1.2Skilled maintenance (men)______ ___________ _ 110.5 3.9 1.9 4 .4 1.0U nskilled plant (m en) 112.9 5. 1 2.7 26 . 7 2.9

Data do not meet publication criteria.The amount of this increase reflects changes in employment among establishments with different pay levels in addition to general wage changes.


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Wage Trends for Selected Occupational Groups

Presented in table 2 are indexes and percentages of change in average salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses, and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups.

For office clerical workers and industrial nurses, the percentages of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work, that is , the standard work schedule for which straight-time salaries are paid. For plant worker groups, they measure changes in average straight-time hourly earnings, excluding premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts* The percentages are based on data for selected key occupations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group. The office clerical data are based on men and women in the following 19 jobs: Bookkeeping-machine operators, class B; clerks, accounting, class A and B; clerks, file, class A, B, and C; clerks, order; clerks, payroll; Comptometer operators; keypunch operators, class A and B; office boys and girls; secretaries; stenographers, general; stenographers, senior; switchboard operators; tabulating-machine operators, class B; and typists, class A and B. The industrial nurse data are based on men and women industrial nurses. Men in the following 8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs are included in the plant worker data: Skilled— carpenters; electricians; machinists; mechanics; mechanics, automotive; painters; pipefitters; and tool and die makers; unskilled— janitors, porters, and cleaners; and laborers, material handling.

Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations. The average salaries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by employment in each of the jobs during the period surveyed in 1961. These weighted earnings

for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an aggregate for each occupational group. Finally, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the group aggregate for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percentage of change from the one period to the other. The indexes were computed by multiplying the ratios for each group aggregate for each period after the base year (1961).

The indexes and percentages of change measure, principally, the effects of (1) general salary and wage changes; (2) merit or other increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job; and (3) changes in average wages due to changes in the labor force resulting from labor turnover, force expansions, force reductions, and changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels. Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes. For example, a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and lower the average, whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the opposite effect. Similarly, the movement of a high-paying establishment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop, even though no change in rates occurred in other establishments in the area.

The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effect of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job included in the data. The percentages of change reflect only changes in average pay for straight-time hours. They are not influenced by changes in standard work schedules, as such, or by premium pay for overtime.

The above text represents the method used in computing a new index (1961 base) and trend series. This series, initiated with the expansion of the labor market wage survey program to 80 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, replaces the old series (1953 base).

The new series covers the same job groupings as the earlier series with the following exceptions: The clerical and industrial nurse groups, formerly restricted to women, now include both men and women. Changes were also made in the jobs included within job groupings in order that an identical list could be employed in all areas.


4 A: Occupational EarningsTable A-L Office Occupations—Men and Women

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, T e x . , Novem ber 1963)

Athuos NUMBER OV WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF$45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $140 $145

Sex, occupation, and industry division ofworker*(Standard) (Standard)

Under$45

andunder and

$50 $55 $60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $140 $145 over

Men

C lerks, accounting, c la ss A -------- ------— 474 39.5 $103.50 _ _ _ _ _ 5 15 24 36 17 58 25 51 69 46 59 13 31 7 8 1 9Manufacturing------------------—-----------—— 86 40.0 110.50 - - - - - - - 1 12 3 2 7 2 11 15 14 2 1 2 4 1 9N onmanuf actur ing 388 39.5 102.00 - - - - - 5 15 23 24 14 56 18 49 58 31 45 11 30 5 4 - -

Public u tilit ies2______ ........_____ — 163 39.5 103.00 - - - - - 3 8 9 15 11 4 7 22 20 27 13 6 11 3 4 - -82 39.0 98.50 - - - - - 2 1 14 5 3 12 3 11 20 1 2 “ 8 - - - “

C lerks, accounting, class B 309 39.5 86.00 _ _ 13 15 22 46 11 10 24 26 31 14 30 53 4 2 6 _ _ _ 2 .Manufacturing........ ...... —......... .— 97 40.0 88.50 - - - ' 5 - 28 7 2 - 2 2 1 6 42Nonmanufacturing.______ ___________ — 212 39.5 84.50 - - 13 10 22 18 4 8 24 24 29 13 22 11 4 2 6 - - - 2 -

Public u tilit ies2 78 40 .0 92.50 - - - 4 4 2 - 2 7 11 20 6 9 5 2 - 4 - - - 2 -67 39.0 69.00 - - 13 6 12 6 3 6 10 10 - - 1 - “ - - - - “ -

331 40 .0 87.00 _ _ _ _ 65 30 36 41 41 10 45 24 7 3 4 16 6 - - - 366 3 9 .5 " 96.56 • - - - - 3 — T ~ 3 6 i 7 16 7 - 3 2 8 - - - - -

Nonmanufacturing_______. . . -----. . . ------- - 271 40 .0 84.50 - - - - - 62 28 33 35 38 3 29 17 7 “ 2 8 6 " " “ 3

O ffice boys 319 39.5 57.00 1 17 158 43 50 20 16 6 - 7 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -Manufacturing-------------- -----—------Nonmanufacturing.__. . . . . ---- --------- — ~

56263

40 .039.5

57.5057.00 1 17

21137

1726

842

713

313 6 _ 7 _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

36 40 .0 61.50 1 - 14 *8 5 2 - - - 5 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -F inance3 201 39.5 55.00 - 17 116 15 31 11 5 6

T abulat ing - m achine operators,class A ______— ----------------— — — ------- 119 39.5 108.00 - - - - - - - 5 1 3 5 18 18 28 11 10 4 4 6 2 1 3

Nonmanufacturing 90 39.5 106.50 “ - - - - - “ -----5— ----- 1 — 2 ----- 1” 6 14 ZZ 11 10 4 3 4 1 “ “

Tabulating-machine operators,26class B 295 39.5 87.00 - - - - 8 35 10 57 25 30 39 28 19 9 6 - 3 - - - -

Nonmanufacturing...... ........ ...........— — 251 39.5 85.50 - - - - — 5“ 31 io 51 23 30 36 25 16 n 6 4 - — T ~ - - - -Public utilities 2 37 39.0 96.00 - - - • - - 1 2 7 5 5 1 5 5 4 - - 2 - - - -

164 39.5 82.00 - - - - 8 24 9 43 15 21 24 10 4 4 2 - - “ - - -

Tabulating-machine operators,class C 105 39.5 68.00 - - 5 27 12 19 20 9 4 3 6

Nonmanufacturing...................... ...... ..... 97 39.5 67.56 - - 5 27 rz 15 “ ZB“ 7 ---- 3— — Z“ 6Finance3 ... ------- ------------------------ 73 39.5 67.00 - - 5 20 6 14 16 6 " 2 4

Women

Billers, machine (billing machine)__ __ 94 40 .0 74.50 _ - 5 - 12 25 18 6 6 11 - 8 3N onmanufacturing_________ _____ — 51 40 .0 74.00 - - 5 12 13 - - 5 ll - - 2 3

Billers, machine (bookkeepingmachine).........—___.. . .— —----------- ------ - 119 40 .0 63.00 - - 48 14 13 11 10 12 3 2 1 2 1 - 2 - - - - - - -

N onmanufacturing—__ ........__ ______ 78 4 o .o 59.00 - - 12 9 11 - 9 - 1 - - - - - - - * - - -

Bookkeeping-machine operators,16class A __________________________ ___ 213 40 .0 76.50 - - - 10 12 18 43 53 45 4 10 2

Nonmanufacturing 168 4 0 .0 75.00 10 10 15 41 35 36 16 2 1 2

See footnotes at end o f table.

NOTE: Data for all industries and nonmanufacturing do not include information for the hotel industry.The remainder of the services division is appropriately represented.


Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued5

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, T e x ., N ovem ber 1963)

Sex, occupation, and industry division Numberofworkers

Angua NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

(Standard)Iearnings(Standard)

Under$45

$45and

under$50

$50

$55

$55

$60

$bo

$65

$65

$70

$70

$75

$75

$80

$80

$85

$85

$90

$90

$95

$95

$100

$100

$105

$105

$110

$110

$115

$115

$120

$120

$125

$125

$130

$130

$135

$135

$140

$140

$145

$145and

over

W omen— Continued

Bookkeeping-m achine operators,cla ss B __ _ __ ______ __ _ 321 39.5 $69.00 - 1 9 30 75 105 27 24 32 3 2 _ 11 _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _

Nnnmannfartiiring-. .. ------- ------------- 281 4b. 0 67.50 - 1 9 27 72 98 24 14 31 3 _ _ - _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _159 39. 5 65. 50 1 6 20 46 57 13 14 2

C lerks, accounting, c la ss A 721 40.0 87. 50 _ 5 4 52 49 58 57 81 90 86 88 61 35 20 23 9 1 2Manufacturing_________________ ________ 219 40. 0 9b. 5b - - ' 1 2 4 16 22 43 41 17 16 14 20 6 5 9 1 _ 2 _ _Nonmanufacturing______________ ______ 502 39.5 86. 00 - - 5 3 50 45 42 35 38 49 69 72 47 15 14 18 _ _ _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2_____ ______ _______ 105 40.0 98. 50 - - - - •- 2 5 4 4 2 22 16 22 11 10 7 _ _ _ _ _ _Retail trade. __ 98 40. 5 82.50 - _ 5 3 12 6 8 1 11 9 14 15 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Finance 3, mr ...........- 210 39.0 78.50 - - - - 38 34 23 27 14 27 21 11 5 4 - 6 - - - - - -

C lerks, accounting, cla ss B 1,556 39.5 70.00 10 _ 196 256 207 160 157 174 106 143 57 32 20 11 16 11 _ _ _ _ _ _Manufactur ing-i--------------------------- ,-------- 356 39. 5 74. 50 - - 9 2b 35 75 56 61 37 24 12 7 2 1 _ 11 _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing.. _______ 1,200 39.5 69.00 10 - • 187 230 172 85 101 113 69 119 45 25 18 10 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2------ _ 252 40.0 85.00 - - 5 8 14 9 15 29 9 96 16 13 14 8 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _153 40. 5 67. 50 2 14 23 19 16 29 30 13 5 1

Finance 3____ . . 593 39.0 61.50 - 154 182 112 37 31 32 22 12 9 2 - - - - - - - - - _C lerks, file , cla ss A -------- ---------------------- 310 39.5 68. 50 - - 11 29 93 75 30 33 12 10 10 _ 3 1 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

N onmanufacturing.. _ ____ 285~ 39.5 [ 68.00 - 11 29 89 71 28 24 8 lb ib - 2 1 2 - - - _ _ - _Finance *_ ~ ___ 246 39.5 67. 50 - - 5 26 85 67 22 16 4 10 9 - 2 - - - - - - - - -

C lerks, file , c la ss B . . ____ _ 744 39.5 60.00 _ 38 249 183 121 40 30 24 39 6 6 4 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing-------------------------------- 7b2 39.5 59.50 - 38 247 176 118 38 22 — n r 30 6 6 4 I - _ . _ _ _ _ _ -

Public utilities 2______ _________ ___ 44 40.0 64.00 - - 9 16 5 2 _ 3 9Finance 3̂ ------------------------------------------ 518 39.5 57.00 - 38 207 132 93 16 12 6 2 6 6

C lerks, file , c la ss C __________ __________ 686 39.5 54. 50 1 86 434 51 30 42 _ 33 _ 2 2 4 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing_____ 39.5 54. 50 1 sZ 423 42 24 42 - 33 _ 2 2 4 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Finance 3 544 39. 0 53. 00 66 381 31 23 42C lerks, order 215 40.0 69. 50 ! 21 15 52 34 35 25 4 16 5 ! 7

Mann fa rhiring 63 4b. 0 76. 50 - - - - 7 — IT" ZT“ ZT~ 1 ----- 5 1 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Nnnmannfa rhirinjr 152 40.0 66. 50 21 15 45 20 23 3 14

Retail traHa 57 40. 0 63. 00 15 15 7 2 1 13 3C lerk s, payroll 458 40.0 79.00 _ 2 9 17 40 56 49 84 65 35 29 29 15 10 12 2 4

Manufacturing____________________ „.___ 166 40.0 80.00 - - - 18 15 27 32 31 11 5 9 — Z~ 9 3 - - - _ _ _ _Nonmanufacturing_____________________ 292 39.5 78. 50 - 2 9 17 22 41 22 52 34 24 24 20 9 1 9 2 4 - _ > _ _

Public utilities 2 ____ 47 39.5 92.00 _ - - - 2 1 5 5 6 5 4 1 8 1 5 2 2 _ _ _ _ .Retail trade 73 40.0 70.00 _ 2 1 15 3 13 10 12 8 5 4 _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _F in an ce3 . . . . 86 39.0 78.00 - - 8 2 10 12 4 14 - 11 9 13 1 - 2 - - - - - - -

Com ptom eter op era tors .._______ ________ 599 39.5 71. 50 _ - 35 55 118 95 86 58 44 48 13 23 16 1 4 3 _ - _ _ . _Manufacturing ___ 118 4b. 0 80.0b - - - 2 7 18 25 13 18 2 7 12 12 1 _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _Nonmanufactur ing----- --------------------------- 481 39.5 69. 50 - - 35 53 111 77 61 45 26 46 6 11 4 - 4 2 _ _ _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2 ------------------------- 48 40.0 85.00 - - • - 3 1 9 1 6 2 14 _ 4 2 - 4 2 _ _ _ _ _ _Retail trade 249 39. 5 70. 00 20 15 44 45 40 32 22 28 1 2

Keypunch operators, cla ss A 663 39. 5 77.00 _ _ 17 89 83 124 102 101 62 41 22 10 2 2 6 2 . .Manufactur ing 115 4b. 0 80. 5b - - - - — r~ 4 41 28 —nr 2 lb 6 4 2 - - 2 _ - _ _ _Nonmanufiactiiring ---------------------- 548 39.5 76.00 - - - 17 88 79 83 74 86 60 31 16 6 - 2 6 _ _ _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2------------------------------ 109 40.0 86.00 . - - 4 2 5 5 7 14 48 6 6 4 - 2 6 _ _ _ _ _ _Finance 3_________________________ __ 313 39.0 70. 50 - - - 10 78 66 64 56 33 2 4

Keypunch op era tors , cla ss B____________ 557 39.5 64. 50 2 10 109 109 89 96 34 46 38 7 4 2 9 2 - _ - _ _ _ - _Mamifarhiring 94 40. 0 69. bb 16 10 31 g 19 2 iNonmanufacturing. 463 39.5 63. 50 2 10 109 93 79 65 26 27 36 2 2 9 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

40 39.5 71.50 - - 12 4 2 14 - 2 1 _ - 5 - - _ _ - _ _ _ _Finance 3 332 39.5 60.00 10 102 72 65 56 12 15



6Table A-l. Office Occupations—Men and Women— Continued

(Average straight-tim e weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, DaUas, Tex., November 1963)

Sex, occupation, and industry divisionNumberofworkers

Am iai NUMBER 07 WORKER8 RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF

Weekly bourn 1 (Standard)

Weddyearnings1(Standard)

Under$45

$45and

under$50

$50

$55

$55

$60

$60

$65

$65

$70

$70

$75

$75

$80

$80

$85

$85

$90

$90

$95

$95

$100

$100

$105

$105

$110

$110

$115

$115

$120

$120

$125

$125

$130

$130

$135

$135

$140

$140

Si 45

$145and

over

W omen— Continued

O ffice g i r ls _______________________________ 240 39.5 $57.00 _ _ 151 24 17 22 13 7 621 % ^9 5 *67oo 14? 24 16 9 9 7 4

Public utilities 2— ---- — 27 40.0 63.50 _ 11 4 1 5 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4 2

S ecreta r ies______________________________ 2, 338 _ 39,5 . 92.50 25 81 100 115 196 279 227 288 222 270 170 129 100 53 41 18 n 5 8Manufacturing-------------------------------------- 788 40.0 95.50 - - - 8 . 18 39 39 82 113 109 88 85 69 46 46 9 10 14 9 1 3Nonmanufacturing_____________________ 1,550 39.5 91.50 - - - 17 81 82 76 157 197 114 179 134 185 101 83 54 44 31 4 2 4 5

Public utilities 2----------------------------- 298 40.0 103.50 . - - - - 4 14 11 4 19 17 25 75 41 31 18 20 7 4 2 1 5Retail trade------ — . — —— 207 40.0 83.50 - - . - 17 19 24 17 37 16 31 18 13 3 6 2 3 1 _ _ _ _Finance 3------- ------— 675 39.5 86.00 - - - 17 46 55 32 99 93 49 114 51 45 32 6 8 10 18 - - - -

Stenographers, gen era l--------------------------- 1,499 40.0 74.00 1 _ 21 83 242 245 221 210 193 180 40 45 7 10 _ 1 _ _ _ _Manufacturing_________________________ 556 40.0 79.0b - - 5 2 42 $0 80 118 115 92 32 37 3 . . - - . - - . _Nonmanufacturing . — 943 39.5 70.50 1 - 16 81 200 215 141 92 78 88 8 8 4 10 - 1 - . - _ _ .

Public utilities 2— - 287 39.5 75.50 - - - 29 38 48 44 19 30 59 1 4 4 10 . 1 - _ - . _ .Retail trade------------------------------------- 69 40.0 72.50 1 - . 2 6 16 7 25 8 . . 4 - - - - . . . . _ .Finance 3------------------------------------------ 266 39.5 66.00 - - 14 17 85 85 30 32 3

Stenographers, senior----------------------------- 924 40.0 s9.so . - . _ 9 44 39 121 113 150 156 122 97 15 28 7 11 12 - . - -Manufacturing_________________________ 364 40.0 94.bb - - - - 1 1 18 27 42 62 41 57 67 7 16 4 9 12 - - - -Nonmanufacturing — 560 40.0 86.50 - - - . 8 43 21 94 71 88 115 65 30 8 12 3 2 . . _ _ _

Public utilities 2 — 158 40.0 91.00 - - - - - 2 5 8 28 29 38 23 16 2 4 3 - _ _ . _ -Finance 3------------------------------------------ 205 40.0 82.00 - - - - 8 20 15 49 35 33 26 17 - - - - 2 - - - - -

Switchboard operators----------------------------- 336 40.0 69.00 7 _ 54 47 34 44 30 31 30 25 27 3 3 . _ _ 1 _ _ _ _M anufacturing.. . ~ ---- 73 40.0 79.50 - - - - 6 6 17 7 14 10 8 3 1 - - - 1 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing----------------------- -------- 263 40.0 66.50 7 - 54 47 28 38 13 24 16 15 19 - 2 - - - - - - - - -

Public utilities 2----------------------- ------ 42 40.0 78.00 - - 3 2 4 3 2 5 9 3 11Retail trade- _ - - 96 40.5 57.00 7 . 37 23 17 3 2 2 4 1 . . - . . - _ . - _ _ .Finance 3------------------------------------------ 69 39.0 70.00 - - 11 4 7 13 7 17 1 3 6

Switchboard operator-receptionists 421 40.0 71.00 - . 11 39 107 94 57 30 26 14 22 3 1 6 8 . 1 2 _ _ _ _ _Manufacturing. 159 40.0 69.50 - - 11 7 3"6 27 40 15 9 2 11 - - - 1 - - - - - _ -Nonmanufacturing-----------. . . . . ------—------ 262 40.0 71.50 - - - 32 71 67 17 15 17 12 11 3 1 6 7 1 2 - - - - .

Public utilities 2— — 33 40.0 89.00 - - - 2 5 - 4 5 - 2 . . 1 4 7 1 2 - - - - _1Titi9n<<A ^ 75 39.5 69.00 36 16 11 1 2 9

Transcribing-m achine operators,ge ne ra l__________________________________ 543 39.0 66.00 - 30 70 64 109 108 44 46 36 26 2 4 - - 2 2 - - - - - -

Nonmanufacturing------------------------- ------ 513 39.0 6$.!>0 - l b 70 64 92 105 41 43 33 25 2 4 - . 2 2 - - - - . .Finanra® . . . 427 39.0 64.00 30 70 64 67 80 29 43 26 18

Typists, c la ss A . . 854 39.5 70.50 12 77 210 126 128 131 117 31 12 1 4 4 1Manufacturing------------------- -------- ---------- 136 40.0 77.00 - . . . 3 8 35 52 32 3 1 1 - - 1 . - - - . _Nonmanufacturing 718 39.5 69.50 - - 12 77 207 118 93 79 85 28 11 - 4 4 . - - - - . _ _

PiiMir iitilitiaa * . ................. 124 40.0 74.00 o 10 13 28 24 34 5Finance 3 477 39.5 66.50 - - 12 68 178 87 44 47 23 10 8 - - - - - - - - - - -

Typists, cla ss B . __ _ 1.664 39.5 59.00 24 44 495 454 319 153 60 49 29 18 6 8 1 2 2 _ . _ _ _Manufacturing _ .. 229 40.0 67.00 14 l6 70 76 18 17 s 4 4 2N o n m a n u fa ctu r in g .......................... 1,435 39.0 58.00 24 44 481 438 249 77 42 32 21 14 2 6 1 2 2 _ . _ _ _ _

Public utilities 2__ 123 40.0 67.50 . - 25 18 15 13 34 5 . - 2 6 1 2 2 . . . _ . _ _Retail trarle . 76 40.5 66.00 6 12 12 10 3 3 U 3 11TTinance^...... . 1,024 39.0 56.00 38 400 391 154 34 5 2

Standard hours reflect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours, Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.Finance, insurance, and rea l estate.


7Table A-2. Professional and Technical Occupations—Men and Women

(Average straight-time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, T ex., November 1963)

Sex, occupation, and industry div ision

Men

D raftsm en, leader. Manufacturing—

D raftsm en, senior.*__Manufacturing______N onmanufacturing..

Public utilities 1 2

D raftsm en, junior , r—Manufacturing ______N onmanufacturing..

Public utilities 2

Women

N urses, industrial (registered).

Atssaos NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING 8TRAIGHT-TIME WEERM BARNINGS OF—$60 $65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130 $135 $140 $145 $150 $155

ofworker*(Standard)

WeeUjr t earning* (Standard)and

under$65 $70 $75 $80 $85 $90 $95 $100 $105 $110 $115 $120 $125 $130_ $135 $140 $145 $150 $155

and

over

136 40.0 $129.50 2 2 20 6 14 9_ 38 19 13 12124 40.0 129.00 • “ ■ " " “ " 2 2 “ 20 5 14 7 32 18 13 11 - “

472 40.0 112.00 . _ 2 2 13 8 17 36 83 62 43 70 67 14 19 23 4 ! 8 _40.0 110.50 - . 2 2 13 7 14 31 66 54 43 56 54 14 16 15 . 1 2 .

80 40.0 117.00 - . . . . 1 3 5 17 8 . 14 13 . 1 8 4 . 6 _47 40.0 114.00 - “ - - “ 1 3 5 11 5 “ 6 8 - 1 - 1 - 6 “

390 40.0 88.00 16 15 35 27 61 48 72 43 38 21 11 3~ z n 46.0 4 6 29 15 49 35 43 27 30 13 7 3

129 40.0 86.50 12 9 6 12 12 13 29 16 8 8 4 _ _ - . . . . .46 40.0 73.00 12 9 6 6 9 2 2

58 40.0 98.50 1 9 11 8 6 4 6 5 2 3 2

1 Standard hours re flect the workweek for which em ployees receive their regular straight-tim e salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.2 Transportation, com m unication, and other public utilities.

NOTE: Data fo r all industries and nonmanufacturing do not include inform ation for the hotel industry. The remainder of the serv ices division is appropriately represented.


8

(Average straight-tim e weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, D allas, T e x ., November 1963)

Tabic A-3. Office, Professional, and Technical Occupations—Men and Women Combined

Number Average weekly .o f

worker* earnings 4 (Standard)

103 $77.0060 78. 5029 91.00

132 63. 0090 59. 5061 59. 50

219 76. 00174 75.00333 69.00^85 67. 50163 65. 50

1. 195 94. 003 6 5 96.00890 93. 00268 101.00122 86. 00292 84. 00

1,865 72. 50453 77. 50

1,412 71. 00330 86. 50172 69.00660 62.00320 68. 50294“ 67. 50255 67.00758 60. 00716 59. 60

57 62.00518 57. 00733 54. 50705 54. 50

26 72.00584 53.00546 80.00123 86. 50423 78.00

60 65. 00483 80.00170 80. 50313 80.0065 93. 0074 70.0088 78. 50

Occupation and industry division Occupation and industry divisionAverage weekly j

earning* (Standard)

Occupation and industry divisionAverage weekly ,

earning* (Standard)

O ffice occupations

B illers , machine (billing m achine).N onmanufactur ing__

Public utilities 2_.B ille rs , machine (bookkeeping m achine)__

Nonmanufactur ing------------------------------------Retail trade------- ------------------- --------------

Bookkeeping-machine operators, class A .. Nonmanufacturing_______________________

Bookkeeping-machine operators, cla ss B _Nonmanufacturing_______________________

Finance 3______ ______ _______ ________C lerks, accounting, class A .

Manufacturing..Nonmanufactur ing__

Public utilities 2 Retail trade.. Finance 3____

C lerks, accounting, class B . Manufactur ingsNonmanufacturing__

Public utilities 2-Retail trade_____Finance 3____ ____

C lerks, file , class A _ N onmanufa ctur ing..

Finance 3_______C lerks, file , class B

Nonmanufacturing.Public utilities 2_. Finance 3____

C lerks, file , class C Nonmanufacturing.

Public utilities 2___Finance 3

C lerks, order..ManufacturingsNonmanufacturing..

Retail trade..C lerk s , payroll . ..

Manu fa c tu r ing _Nonmanufacturing__

Public utilities 2Retail trade_____Finance 3_________

O ffice occupations— Continued

Comptometer o p era tors . Manufacturings Nonmanufacturings.

Public utilities 2.. Retail trades

Keypunch operators, class A .Manufacturing____Nonmanufacturing__

Public utilities 2. Finance 3______________ ...

Keypunch operators, class B ,Manufacturing---------------------N onmanufa c tur ing_________

Public utilities 2. Finance 2

O ffice boys and girls.. Manufactur ing..N onmanufa c tu r ing___

Public utilities 2 Finance 3

Secretaries .Manufactur ing..Nonmanufacturing..

Public utilities 2__Retail trades Finance 3_.

Stenographers, genera l„Manufactur ing________Nonmanufacturing__

Public utilities 2_. Retail trade.. Finance 3,

Stenographers, senior.. Manufacturing..Nonmanufactur ing__

Public utilities 2.. Finance 3_________

Switchboard operatorSs Manufacturing..Nonmanufacturings

Public utilities 2«.Retail trade---------Finance 3__s._ss,.

■nr483

50249

665T T F

550111313

I T465

42332

55953“

47663

349

2, 352788

1,564306207675

1,50155694528969

266930

“ 554"566164205

73264439669

$72. 0080. 00 70. 00 85. 50 70.00

76. 50 80. 5(T76.0086.0070. 50

64. 50T9".W 63. 50 70. 50 60. 00

57.00

O ffice occupations— Continued

Switchboard operator-reception ists . Manufactur ing..Nonmanufacturings

Public utilities 2. Finance 3_________

1 5 9 "262

3375

Tabulating-machine operators, Nonmanufacturing______ _____

13297

Tabulating -machine ope rator s , N onmanufactur in g s

Public utilities 2s Finance 3

Tabulating-machine operators, Nonmanufacturings

Finance 3

59. 50 56. 50 62. 50 54. 50

92. 50 j

Transcribing-m achine operators, general..Nonmanufacturing______________________

Finance 3_ _____________________________

T yp ists, class A Manufacturings

95. 50 I 91. 50

103. 50 83. 50 86. 0074. 00 1 79. (XT 70.50 I75. 50 72. 50 66. 00 I 89. 50 | 94. OOj87.00 91. 5082.00

Nonmanufacturing.. Public utilities 2 Finance 3

Typists, class B _. Manufactur in g sNonmanufacturing__

Public utilities 2s Retail trade.. Finance 3

P rofession a l and technical occupations

Draftsmen, leader.. Manufacturing___

Draftsmen, sen iors Manufacturing..

69. 501 79. 50 66. 50 78. 5057.0070.00

N onmanufa c tu r ings Public utilities 2s

Draftsmen, ju n io r . Manufacturings N onmanufa ctur ings

Public utilities 2

N urses, industrial (reg istered)..

$71.00 6,9:'5<r 71. 50 89. 00 69. 00

106. 50" lO^O -333

“25T~59

175124

543~TTT~

87.00 85751T93.00 81. 5067.00 667 50 ' 65. 50

66.0065. W

876—n r

740146477

1,689—129"1,460

12876

1,044

136~TZT

71. 00 77. O'O" 69. 5074.00 66. 5059. 50 TT7W 58. 00 68. 5066.0056. 00

129.50129. bo

"39T1 90 54

403

13947

59

TTU7W 118.00 114.5088. 00

“ 88753“ 87.00 73. 50

98. 50

Earnings relate to regular straight-tim e weekly salaries that are paid for standard workweeks. Transportation, com munication, and other public utilities.Finance, insurance, and real estate.

Data for all industries and nonmanufacturing do not include information for the hotel industry.The remainder of the services division is appropriately represented.


Table A -4. Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations9

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex., November 1963)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF—

O ccupation and industry d iv isionNumber

ofworkers

Aserecehourly .eemings1

$1.40and

under$1.50

$1.50

$1.60

$1.60

$1.70

$1.70

$1.80

$1.80

$1.90

$1.90

$2.00

$2.00

$2.10

$2.10

$2.20

$2.20

$2.30

$2.30

$2.40

$2.40

$2.50

$2.50

$2.60

$2.60

$2.70

$2.70

$2.80

$2.80

$2.^0

$2.90

$3.00

$3.00

$3.10

$3.10

$3.20

$3.20

$3.30

$3.30

$3.40

$3.40

$3.50

$3.50

$3.60

$3.60

$3.70

$3.70andover

C arpenters, m aintenance.- — . . . . 91 $2.79 1 13 5 14 13 5 5 16 1 l 3 5 8Manufacturing- - __ 59 2. 64 ” 1 “ “ “ “ * 13 4 " 8 5 — i ~ — ~TT~ — r ~ ~ 1 “ T “ - - - "

E lectr ic ia n s , maintenance - ------ - 238 2.94 _ _ _ _ _ 3 7 2 _ 8 12 43 19 20 28 n 3 31 13 22 3 13M anufacturing ______ _____ . 1$6 2.64 - - - - - - - 6 t - 4 12 43 ~ r r 14 20 11 3 7 13 ~12 J 13 -Nonmanufacturing____________________ 52 2.94 ** ■ “ 3 l - 4 “ ” 6 6 8 - - 24 - - - - -

E n gin eers, station ary_________________ 311 2. 53 _ _ _ 9 26 35 72 19 1 9 13 7 4 7 49 13 14 . 17 3 5 7Manufactur ing______________ —_______ i i9 2.77 - - - - - - 16 25 - - 3 2 1 1 4 47 i i - _ - 3 1 4 7Nonmanufacturing-----------—---------------- 192 2.38 - - - - 9 26 25 47 19 1 6 11 6 3 3 2 2 14 . 17 . _ 1 _

Public u t ilit ie s2 ____ 72 2.47 - - - - 8 12 - 25 - - 1 - 3 - 2 1 1 1 _ 17 _ _ 1F in an ce3 — __ _ 59 2.25 ” - - - 8 13 10 10 * 3 11 2 " 1 - 1 - - - - -

H elpers, m aintenance tra d es---------------- 300 1.95 10 24 20 47 51 30 34 14 26 7 29 _ _ 7 _ _ _ _M annfarhiring 1.96 18 20 46 35 23 32 7 ZS 7 29N onmanufacturing_____ ______________ 56 1.92 10 6 - 1 16 7 2 7 - - - - - - 7 . . - - _ . - _ .

Public u tilities 2_____ 52 1.92 10 6 * 1 13 7 1 7 ~ ' - - - 7 - - - - - - - - -

M achinists, m aintenance.--------------------- 114 2.72 _ . _ 1 _ _ 9 19 _ _ _ 1 23 17 3 13 5 _ 10 6 6M anufacturing __ 64 2.84 “ “ “ 1 “ “ 7 - ” " “ 1 23 11 3 13 5 ~ 6 1 6 6 “

M echanics, autom otive(maintenance) — 604 2.77 - - 2 13 3 5 31 58 43 2 48 36 13 7 14 26 73 1 203 22 4 _ _ _

Manufacturing________________________ — n r - 2 .44 - - - 8 - 4 1 19 14 1 17 19 5 7 - ~ r ~ 11 1 - - 4 - - .N onmanufacturing— ——--------------------- 491 2.85 - - 2 5 3 1 30 39 29 1 31 17 8 - 14 24 62 - 203 22 - . . -

Public u tilities 2 -_________________ 438 2.88 “ " ■ " ~ 28 39 27 1 31 12 4 “ 14 13 60 187 22 - - “ -

M echanics, m aintenance___— _______ 568 2.69 _ _ _ 16 13 41 22 25 24 37 49 64 83 9 48 2 32 42 16 39 6Manufacturing— - _ _ 489 2.64 - - - - 11 8 41 22 25 24 33 39 64 83 9 48 2 30 5 - 39 6 - -N onmanufacturing— - - - 79 2.97 - - - - 5 5 - - - - 4 10 - - - - - 2 37 16 - . -

P ublic u t ilit ie s2_______ _____ _____ 63 3.08 - - - - 5 5 37 16 - - - -O ile r s _________ _____________________ _ _ 62 2 .35 _ _ 5 1 _ 2 _ _ 6 17 23 _ _ 2 4 2

Manufacturing__________________ — ___ ------F T ~ " X 31 - 5 1 - 2 - - 6 17 23 - - t 4 2

P a in ters, m aintenance__________—_____ 128 2.61 _ 1 3 ! 3 24 _ 1 31 7 41 5 3 _ 2 1 1 . . 4Manufacturing — 51 2.74 - 1 - - - - - - 4 - 1 3 7 26 - 2 3 - 2 1 1 . _ -N onmanufacturing____________________ 77 2.54 “ “ * 3 1 3 20 - - 28 ~ 15 - 3 - - - - - - - 4

T oo l and die m a k e rs__—________________ 264 3.09 - 1 ! 12 34 18 12 6 37 12 i 9 82 24 3 3 _Manufacturing ____ 264 3. 09 1 12 34 18 12 6 37 12 19 82 24 3 3

1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.2 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.3 Finance, insurance, and real estate.



Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations

(Average straight-tim e hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry d ivision , D allas, T e x , , Novem ber 1963)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OFfl-rmgT I oTbo $0.90 $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 W 5 o $3.00 $3.10

Occupation 1 and industry d ivision of hourly ?andworken ewnlngs under

$0.90 $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 over

Guards and w atch m en ---------------------------- 751 $1.62 12 _ 17 _ 330 23 27 39 21 70 24 21 25 20 7 28 15 44 3 2 4 5 14 _Manufacturing------------------------------------ 290 1.95 - - - - 59 8 6 12 8 44 15 14 14 3 1 28 15 41 - 2 1 5 14 -

Guards - _ _ — 118 2.21 - - - - 7 2 2 8 1 12 3 2 14 3 1 - 15 34 - - - - 14 -W atchm en_________________________ 172 1.76 - - - - 52 6 4 4 7 32 12 12 - - - 28 - 7 - 2 1 5 - -

Nonmanufacturing____________________ 461 1.42 12 - 17 - 271 15 21 27 13 26 9 7 11 17 6 - - 3 3 " 3 “ -

Jan itors, p orte rs , and cleaners(men) __ . . . . . . 3 ,029 1.46 - 115 316 123 890 185 160 272 257 217 180 66 49 9 55 47 33 10 23 22 - - - -

Manufacturing— ------------------------- ------- 1 1,123 1.72 - - 24 4 13 i 36 6o ~T58“ 197 150 90 ~ T T 2?T 3 53 46 30 - 22 22 - - - -Nonmanufacturing . . . 1,906 1.31 - 115 292 119 759 149 100 104 60 67 90 5 23 6 2 1 3 10 1 - - - - -

Public utilities 3__________________ 241 1.69 - - - - 23 13 18 25 24 47 73 2 8 4 2 1 - - 1 - - - - -Retail trade—--------------------------------- 570 1.26 - 27 152 72 116 74 17 48 28 13 2 3 15 - - - 3 - - - - - - -F inan ce4 - — 340 1.21 - 88 45 27 100 7 32 21 8 4 2 - “ 2 - - - 4 - - - - - -

Jan itors, p orters , and cleaners(women) . . . . 670 1.22 - - 251 25 297 4 32 3 6 28 3 7 5 1 4 2 - - 1 - - - - -

Manufacturing------------------------------------ 53 1. 53 - - - - 32 1 4 1 1 - 1 4 - 1 4 ------T - - 2 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing______ — ---------------- 617 1. 19 - - 251 25 265 3 28 2 5 28 2 3 5

Public utilities 3 . 56 1,56 - - - - 4 1 26 - - 20 - 3 2Retail trade - — . ___ 106 1. 10 - - 72 14 12 2 2 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F inan ce4 --------------------------------------- 69 1.25 - - 18 - 41 “ " 2 2 4 2

L a b orers , m aterial handling__________ 2,788 1.85 _ _ 76 28 ,298 294 250 285 140 116 173 154 42 56 32 297 235 39 - 4 59 210 - -Manufacturing — -------- 1,249 1.81 - - 66 20 45 108 111 93 61 84 17 1 154 41 54 2 79 64 69 - 4 43 10 - -Nonmanufacturing------------------------------ 1,539 1.88 - - 10 8 253 186 139 192 79 32 2 - 1 2 30 218 171 - - - 16 200 - -

Public u tilit ie s3 — 811 2. 16 - - - - 10 25 51 149 61 31 - - - 2 30 205 31 - - - 16 200 - -R etail trade_______________________ 378 1.78 - 10 8 92 58 21 31 5 1 2 - 1 - 13 136 - - - - - - -

O rder f ille rs _ —-------- _ 1,410 1.89 _ _ _ _ 67 110 225 162 129 89 69 31 38 21 7 46 147 170 81 9 9 _ _ _Manufacturing . _ Z 7 W - - - - - - ~ Z F “ 3T“ 27“ Z5~ ~ T T ~ r r 16 — T~ — r - 5 ~ W 16 — r~ - — T~ - - -Nonmanufacturing___________________ 1,080 1.84 - - - - 67 110 199 131 106 64 32 14 22 18 3 41 18 160 80 9 6 - - -

Retail trade 337 2.02 - - - - 48 28 1 13 22 41 6 1 15 11 3 " - 148 ” “ “ -

P a ck ers , shipping (men) 452 1.77 - _ _ _ 66 68 72 64 34 12 15 9 - - 3 2 - 24 7 76 - - - -Manufacturi ng__------------------------- -----— 157 1.67 - - - - 36 11 12 31 24 - 15 - - - - - - 2 r 7 - - - - -Nonmanufacturing------------------------------ 295 1.82 - - - - 30 57 60 33 10 12 - 9 - - 3 2 - 3 - 76 - - - -

R etail trade------------------------------ ----- 59 1.54 - “ - “ 6 4 24 7 4 5 - 9

P a ck ers , shipping (women) 109 1.44 _ _ _ 46 2 32 _ 12 13 _ _ _ - 4 . _ - . - _ - _ _Manufacturing — 102 1.45 “ - - - ~ T T - 72 - m TZ~ " - - 4 “ - ■ - ~ “ “ “

Receiving c lerk s — - 338 2. 11 - - _ _ _ 7 11 26 38 45 14 18 36 13 14 3 33 23 21 - 1 17 8 10Manufacturing________________________ 153 2.32 - - - - - 7 - - 4 5 - 16 24 7 14 2 16 15 16 - - — r r 8 1Nonmanufacturing — . . . . 185 1.93 - - - - - - 11 26 34 40 14 2 12 6 - 1 15 8 6 -

1- - 9

Retail trade ---- 75 1.89 - “ “ - “ - 11 10 20 7 - - 5 1 12 3 5 ■ - " -

Shipping clerks — - __ _ — - _ 259 2.21 _ _ _ _ _ 14 2 _ 38 15 25 6 33 32 7 2 6 59 5 2 2 7 4Manufacturing ---- --- ------ IT T ■2739" - - - - - - - -----T~ - - ~ir 15 2 19 17 5 - 2 46 4 2 - — T ~ 1Nonmanufacturing---------------------------- 138 2 .06 " - - " “ - 14 - - 38 13 10 4 14 15 2 2 4 13 1 * 2 3 3

Shipping and receiving clerks 224 2. 16 _ _ _ _ _ 1 17 6 50 19 17 13 24 44 1 1 2 17 - _ - 12Manufacturing___ .__________________ 157 n r - - - - - - - 1 12 1 26 6 17 13 24 44 - 1 - - - - - 12

67 2. 09 5 5 24 13 2 17




Table A-5. Custodial and Material Movement Occupations— Continued

(Average straight-time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division, Dallas, Tex. , November 1963)

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF$0.80 $0.90 $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2750 $2760 $2.70 $ O o $2790 $3.00 $3710

Occupation 1 2 and industry d iv ision ofworkershourly , earnings and

under and$0.90 $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00 $3.10 over

T ru ckd rivers 5----------------------------------------- 3,363 $2.34 12 248 213 124 211 175 189 45 58 32 32 176 106 100 55 27 67 2 2 1489Manufacturing _ - . . . z w 1. 90 - - - - 20 49 20 63 16 88 24 35 6 14 20 40 26 37 16 18 Z 2 - -N onmanufacturing_____ ______________ 2,873 2.42 - - 12 - 228 164 104 148 159 101 21 23 26 18 156 66 80 18 11 49 _ . 1489 .

Public u tilities 3 4__________________ 1,682 2.93 - - - - - - 5 17 49 6 3 - 9 11 11 13 60 9 - - - 1489 -Retail trade ... ... ___ 320 1.95 " " 12 “ 17 56 28 8 24 4 3 - 13 7 9 53 17 9 11 49 - - "

T ru ck d rivers , light (underlV2 tons) _ _ _ __ 659 1.67 - - 12 - 62 138 77 85 25 85 23 2 7 3 78 30 12 9 9 - 2 - - -

M anufacturing.. . . . . 183 1758 - - - - 20 “ T T 53 15 24 — 7“ — r~ - - 4 3 — r 2 - - — T~ - - -Nonmanufacturing________________ 476 1.70 - - 12 - 42 108 60 32 10 61 16 i 7 3 74 27 7 7 9 - - - . -

Retail trade____________________ 141 1.72 ■ “ 12 - 6 48 14 3 4 " 1 ■ 3 3 5 25 7 1 9 " - - - “

T ru ck d rivers , m edium 1 Vz to andincluding 4 tons) _. __ ___ 2,389 2. 54 - - - - 186 75 47 102 90 78 22 31 16 29 98 62 76 20 3 20 - 1 1433 -

M anufacturing______ __________ __ ZZF" 2. 06 - - - - - 18 — r 10 — r “ 52“ 17“ — T~ -----5“ FT" “ 15“ “ 37" ----- T 9 1 15“ - 1 - -N onmanufacturing________________ 2, 161 2 .59 - - - - 186 56 44 92 89 16 5 22 10 15 82 25 69 11 2 4 - - 1433 -

Public u tilit ie s3. ___ _ 1,578 2.96 - - - - - - 5 17 17 6 1 - 9 11 10 8 58 3 - - - - 1433 -R etail trade___________________ 108 1.89 - - - ~ 11 8 14 5 16 4 2 - 1 4 4 17 8 8 2 4 - - - -

T ru ck d rivers , heavy (over 4 tons,tra ile r type) _ _ . 278 2.24 - - - - - - - 24 60 26 - 25 - - - 11 12 17 - ‘46 - 1 56 -

Manufacturing . . . 54 2. 24 - - - - - - - - - -----T~ - “ 25“ - - - - 8 17“ - 1 - 1 - -N onmanufacturing__________ _____ 224 2 .25 - - - - - - - 24 60 24 - - - - - 11 4 - - 45 - - 56 -

P ublic u tilities 3________ ______ 90 2. 52 ■ " “ “ ■ " “ “ 32 " “ * ~ " ■ “ 2 " " ■ ■ 56

T ru ck ers , pow er (fork lift) _ . . - 670 1.96 _ _ _ _ 22 30 40 41 70 97 69 7 55 34 53 20 36 50 2 12 26 . 6 _Manufacturing . . . . ____ . 355 1.99 - - - - 11 19 8 17 '33 34 51 7 55 19 3 20 36 19 - - 23 - - -Nonm anufacturing. __. . . ._ ___ _ 315 1.91 - - - - 11 11 32 24 37 63 18 - - 15 50 - - 31 2 12 3 - 6 -

Public u tilit ie s3__________________ 162 1.94 25 63 18 " ■ " 50 “ “ - - " - - 6 “

T ru ck ers , pow er (other thanfork lift) . . . .......................... 59 2.51 - - - - - 10 - - - 4 1 - - - - - - 9 - - 16 - 19 -

Manufacturing ____ __ 55 2.52 10 4 5“ 15“ 19

1 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated.2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts.3 Transportation, communication, and other public utilities.4 Finance, insurance, and real estate.5 Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated.


Appendix: Occupational Descriptions

The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau’ s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area. This permits the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content. Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content, the Bureau’ s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes. In applying these job descriptions, the Bureau’ s field economists are instructed to exclude working supervisors, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees, handicapped, part-time, temporary, and probationary workers.

OFFICE

BILLER, MACHINE

Prepares statements, bills, and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter. May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations. For wage study purposes, billers, machine, are classified by type of machine, as follows:

Biller, machine (billing machine)• Uses a special billing machine (Moon Hopkins, Elliott Fisher, Burroughs, etc., which are combination typing and adding machines) to prepare bills and invoices from customers’ purchase orders, internally prepared orders, shipping memorandums, etc. Usually involves application of predetermined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions, which may or may not be computed on the billing machine, and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine. The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine.

B iller, machine (bookkeeping m a c h in e ) ses a bookkeeping machine (Sundstrand, Elliott Fisher, Remington Rand, etc., which may or may not have typewriter keyboard) to prepare customers’ bills as part of the accounts receivable operation. Generally involves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers’ ledger record. The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances. Poes not involve a knowledge of bookkeeping. Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips.

BOOKKEEPING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Operates a bookkeeping machine (Remington Rand, Elliott Fisher, Sundstrand, Burroughs, National Cash Register, with or without a typewriter keyboard) to keep a record of business transactions.

Class A . Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles and familiarity with the structure of the particular accounting system used. Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work. May prepare consolidated reports, balance sheets, and other records by hand.

Class B. Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic bookkeeping. Phases or sections include accounts payable, payroll, customers’ accounts (not including a simple type of billing described under biller, machine), cost distribution, expense distribution, inventory control, etc. May check or assist in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department.

CLERK, ACCOUNTING

Class .4 . Under general direction of a bookkeeper or accountant, has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a complete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establishment’ s business transactions. Work involves posting and balancing subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts

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payable; examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper accounting distribution; and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations. May assist in preparing, adjusting, and closing journal entries; and may direct class B accounting clerks.

Class B. Under supervision, performs one or more routine accounting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or accounts payable vouchers, entering vouchers in voucher registers; reconciling bank accounts; and posting subsidiary ledgers controlled by general ledgers, or posting simple cost accounting data. This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers.

CLERK, ACCOUNTING-Continued

CLERK, FILE

Class A , In an established filing system containing a number of varied subject matter files, classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence, reports, technical documents, etc. May also file this material. May keep records of various types in conjunction with the files. May lead a small group of lower level file clerks.

Class B, Sorts, codes, and files unclassified material by simple (subject matter) headings or partly classified material by finer subheadings. Prepares simple related index and cross-reference aids. As requested, locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material. May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files.

Class Cm Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification system (e.g ., alphabetical, chronological, or numerical). As requested, locates readily available material in files and forwards material; and may fill out withdrawal charge. Performs simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files.

CLERK, ORDER

Receives customers’ orders for material or merchandise by mail, phone, or personally. Duties involve any combination of the following: Quoting prices to customers; making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order; checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet; and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled. May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer, acknowledge receipt of orders from customers, follow up orders to see that they have been filled, keep file of orders received, and check shipping invoices with original orders.

CLERK, PAYROLL

Computes wages of company employees and enters the necessary data on the payroll sheets. Duties involve: Calculating workers’ earnings based on time or production records; and posting calculated data on payroll sheet, showing information such as worker’ s name, working days, time, rate, deductions for insurance, and total wages due. May make out paychecks and assist paymaster in making up and distributing pay envelopes. May use a calculating machine.

COMPTOMETER OPERATOR

Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathematical computations. This job is not to be confused with that o f statistical or other type of clerk, which may involve frequent use o f a Comptometer but, in which, use of this machine is incidental to performance of other duties.

DUPLICATING-MACHINE OPERATOR (MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO)

Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsibilities, reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter, using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine. Makes necessary adjustment such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed. Is not required to prepare stencil or Ditto master. May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters. May sort, collate, and staple completed material.


KEYPUNCH OPERATOR

Class A . Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source documents to keypunch tabulating cards. Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but, in addition, work requires application of coding skills and the making of some determinations, for example, locates on the source document the items to be punched; extracts information from several documents; and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information tb be punched. May train inexperienced operators.

C lass B. Under close supervision or following specific procedures or instructions, transcribes data from source documents to punched cards. Operates a numerical and/or alphabetical or combination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards. May verify cards. Working from various standardized source documents, follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting, coding, or interpreting of data to be punched. Problems arising from erroneous items or codes, missing information, etc., are referred to supervisor.

OFFICE BOY OR GIRL

Performs various routine duties such as running errands, operating minor office machines such as sealers or mailers, opening and distributing mail, and other minor clerical work.

SECRETARY

Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an administrative or executive position. Duties include making appointments for superior; receiving people coming into office; answering and

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making phone calls; handling personal and important or confidential mail, and writing routine correspondence on own initiative; and taking dictation (where transcribing machine is not used) either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine, and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine. May prepare special reports or memorandums for information of superior.

SE C R E T A R Y — Continued

STENOGRAPHER, GENERALPrimary duty is to take dictation involving a normal routine

vocabulary from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May maintain files, keep simple records, or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks. May operate from a stenographic pool. Does not include transcribing-machine work. (See transcribing-machine operator.)

STENOGRAPHER,SENIOR

Primary duty is to take dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine; and transcribe dictation. May also type from written copy. May also set up and maintain files, keep records, etc.

OR

Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsibility than stenographers, general as evidenced by the following: Work requires high degree of stenographicspeed and accuracy; and a thorough working knowledge of general business and office procedures and of the specific business operations, organization, policies, procedures, files, workflow, etc. Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as, maintaining followup files; assembling material for reports, memorandums, letters, etc.; composing simple letters from general instructions; reading and routing incoming mail; and answering routine questions, etc. Does not include transcribing-machine work.


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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Operates a single- or multiple-position telephone switchboard. Duties involve handling incoming, outgoing, and intraplant or office calls. May record toll calls and take messages. May give information to persons who call in, or occasionally take telephone orders. For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operator- receptionist.

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-RECEPTIONIST

In addition to performing duties of operator on a single position or monitor-type switchboard, acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties. This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker’ s time while at switchboard.

TABULA TING-MACHINE OPERATOR

Class A. Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical accounting machines, typically including such machines as the tabulator, calculator, interpreter, collator, and others. Performs complete reporting assignments without close supervision, and performs difficult wiring as required. The complete reporting and tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex reports which often are o f irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken. As a more experienced operator, is typically involved in training new operators in machine operations, or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports. Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating-machine operations and day-to-day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating-machine operators.

Class B0 Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the tabulator and calculator, in addition to the sorter, reproducer, and collator. This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wiring from diagrams. The work typically involves, for example, tabulations involving a repetitive accounting exercise, a complete but small tabulating study, or parts of a longer and more complex report. Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are well established. May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine.

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Class C. Operates simple tabulating or electrical accounting machines such as the sorter, reproducing punch, collator, etc., with specific instructions. May include simple wiring from diagrams and some filing work. The work typically involves portions of a work unit, for example, individual sorting or collating runs or repetitive operations.

TRANSCRIBING-MACHINE OPERATOR, GENERAL

Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal routine vocabulary from transcribing-machine records. May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work. Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included. A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer, general.

TYPIST

Uses a typewriter to make copies o f various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person. May include typing of stencils, mats, or similar materials for use in duplicating processes. May do clerical work involving little special training, such as keeping simple records, filing records and reports, or sorting and distributing incoming mail.

Class A, Performs one or more o f the following: Typing material in final form when it involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling, syllabication, punctuation, etc., of technical or unusual words or foreign language material; and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing. May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances.

Class B, Performs one or more of the following: Copy typing from rough or clear drafts; routine typing o f forms, insurance policies, etc.; and setting up simple standard tabulations, or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly.


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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL

DRAFTSMAN

Leader. Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in preparation of working plans and detail drawings from rough or preliminary sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Interpreting blueprints, sketches, and written or verbal orders; determining work procedures; assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work; and performing more difficult problems. May assist subordinates during emergencies or as a regular assignment, or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature.

Senior. Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes, rough or detailed sketches for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Preparing working plans, detail drawings, maps, cross-sections, etc., to scale by use of drafting instruments; making engineering computations such as those involved in strength of materials, beams, and trusses; verifying completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used, and quantities; writing specifications; and making adjustments or changes in drawings or specifications. May ink in lines and letters on pencil drawings, prepare detail units of complete drawings, or trace drawings. Work is frequently in a specialized field such as architectural, electrical, mechanical, or structural drafting.

DRAFTSMAN —Continued

Junior (assistant). Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by draftsman or others for engineering, construction, or manufacturing purposes. Uses various types of drafting tools as required. May prepare drawings from simple plans or sketches, or perform other duties under direction of a draftsman.

NURSE, INDUSTRIAL (REGISTERED)A registered nurse who gives nursing service under general

medical direction to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Givingfirst aid to the ill or injured; attending to subsequent dressing of employees* injuries; keeping records of patients treated; preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes; assisting in physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees; and planning and carrying out programs involving health education, accident prevention, evaluation of plant environment, or other activities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of all personnel.

TRACER

Copies plans and drawings prepared by others, by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil. Uses T-square, compass, and other drafting tools. May prepare simple drawings and do simple lettering.

MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE

Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and maintain in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins, cribs, counters, benches, partitions, doors, floors, stairs, casings, and trim made of wood in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out o f work from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal instructions; using a variety of carpenter’ s handtools, portable

CARPENTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

power tools, and standard measuring instruments; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work; and selecting materials necessary for the work. In general, the work of the maintenance carpenter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.


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ELECTRICIAN, MAINTENANCE

Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation, maintenance, or repair of equipment for the generation, distribution, or utilization of electric energy in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment; working from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications; locating and diagnosing trouble in the e lectrical system or equipment; working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment; and using a variety of electrician’ s handtools and measuring and testing instruments. In general, the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

ENGINEER, STATIONARY

Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment (mechanical or electrical) to supply the establishment in which employed with power, heat, refrigeration, or air-conditioning. Work involves: Operating and maintainingequipment such as steam engines, air compressors, generators, motors, turbines, ventilating and refrigerating equipment, steam boilers and boiler-fed water pumps; making equipment repairs; and keeping a record of operation of machinery, temperature, and fuel consumption. May also supervise these operations. Head or ch ief engineers in establishments employing more than one engineer are excluded.

FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER

Fires stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat, power, or steam. Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker, or gas or oil burner; and checks water and safety valves. May clean, oil, or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment.

HELPER, MAINTENANCE TRADES

Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades, by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools; cleaning working area, machine, and equipment; assisting journeyman by holding materials or tools; and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman. The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade: In some trades the helper is confined to supplying, lifting, and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas; and in others he is permitted to perform specialized machine operations, or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full-time basis.

MACHINE-TOOL OPERATOR, TOOLROOM

Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools, such as jig borers, cylindrical or surface grinders, engine lathes, or milling machines, in the construction of machine-shop tools, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and performing difficult machining operations; processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy; using a variety of precision measuring instruments; selecting feeds, speeds, tooling, and operation sequence; and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions. May be required to recognize when tools need dressing, to dress tools, and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils . For cross-industry wage study purposes, machine-tool operators, toolroom, in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

MACHINIST, MAINTENANCE

Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Interpreting written instructions andspecifications; planning and laying out of work; using a variety of machinist’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments; setting up and operating standard machine tools; shaping of metal parts to close tolerances; making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work, tooling, feeds, and speeds of machining; knowledge of the working


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properties o f the common metals; selecting standard materials, parts, and equipment required for his work; and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment. In general, the machinist’ s work normally requires a rounded training in machine-shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE (MAINTENANCE)

Repairs automobiles, buses, motortrucks, and tractors of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: Examining automotive equipment to diagnose source of trouble; disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches, gages, drills, or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts from stock; grinding and adjusting valves; reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments; and alining wheels, adjusting brakes and lights, or tightening body bolts. In general, the work of the automotive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE

Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment o f an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Examining machines and mechanical equipment to diagnose source of trouble; dismantling or partly dismantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts; replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock; ordering the production of a replacement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs; preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production o f parts ordered from machine shop; reassembling machines; and making all necessary adjustments for operation. In general, the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines.

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Installs new machines or heavy equipment, and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out of the work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications; using a variety of handtools and rigging; making standard shop computations relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity; alining and balancing o f equipment; selecting standard tools, equipment, and parts to be used; and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers. In general, the millwright’ s work normally requires a rounded training and experience in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

OILER

MILLWRIGHT

Lubricates, with oil or grease, the moving parts or wearing surfaces of-mechanical equipment of an establishment.

PAINTER, MAINTENANCE

Paints and redecorates walls, woodwork, and fixtures of an establishment. Work involves the following: Knowledge of surface peculiarities and types of paint required for different applications; preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices; and applying paint with spray gun or brush. May mix colors, o ils , white lead, and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency. In general, the work o f the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE

Installs or repairs water, steam, gas, or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from drawings or other written specifications; cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipecutting machine; threading pipe with stocks and dies; bending pipe by hand-driven or power-driven machines; assembling pipe with couplings


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and fastening pipe to hangers; making standard shop computations relating to pressures, flow, and size of pipe required; and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications. In general, the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Workers primarily engaged in installing and tepairing building sanitation or beating systems are excluded .

PLUMBER, MAINTENANCE

Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order. Work involves: Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation o fvents and traps in plumbing system; installing or repairing pipes and fixtures; and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber’ s snake. In general, the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

PIPEFITTER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE

Fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet- metal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) o f an establishment. Work involves most o f the following: Planning and laying out all types o f sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications; setting up and operating all available

types of sheet-metal-working machines; using a variety of handtools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling; and installing sheet-metal articles as required. In general, the work of the maintenance sheet-metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

TOOL AND DIE MAKER

(Die maker; jig maker; tool maker; fixture maker; gage maker)

Constructs and repairs machine-shop tools, gages, jigs , fixtures or dies for forgings, punching, and other metal-forming work. Work involves most of the following: Planning and laying out o f work frommodels, blueprints, drawings, or other oral and written specifications; using a variety of tool and die maker’ s handtools and precision measuring instruments, understanding o f the working properties o f common metals and alloys; setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment; making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work, speeds, feeds, and tooling o f machines; heattreating o f metal parts during fabrication as well as o f finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities; working to close tolerances; fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances; and selecting appropriate materials, tools, and processes. In general, the tool and die maker’ s work requires a rounded training in machine-shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

For cross-industry wage study purposes, tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification.

SHEET-METAL WORKER, MAINTENANCE-Continued

CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT

ELEVATOR OPERATOR, PASSENGER

Transports passengers between floors of an office building, apartment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment. Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded.

GUARD

Performs routine police duties, either at fixed post or on tour, maintaining order, using arms or force where necessary. Includes gate- men who are stationed at gate and check on identity o f employees and other persons entering.


JANITOR, PORTER, OR CLEANER

(Sweeper; chsKwomen; janitress)

Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms, or premises of an office, apartment house, or commercial or other establishment. Duties involve a combination o f the following: Sweeping, mopping or scrubbing, and polishing floors; removing chips, trash, and other refuse; dusting equipment, furniture, or fixtures; polishing metal fixtures or trimmings; providing supplies and minor maintenance services; and cleaning lavatories, showers, and restrooms. Workers who specialize in window washing are excluded.

LABORER, MATERIAL HANDLING

(Loader and unloader; handler and stacker; shelver; trucker; stockman or stock helper; warehouseman or warehouse helper)

A worker employed in a warehouse, manufacturing plant, store, or other establishment whose duties involve one or more o f the follow• ing: Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on orfrom freight cars, trucks, or other transporting devices; unpacking, shelving, or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location; and transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck, car, or wheelbarrow. Longshoremen, who load and unload ships are excluded.

ORDER FILLER

(Order picker; stock selector; warehouse stockman)

Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips, customers’ orders, or other instructions. May, in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted, keep records o f outgoing orders, requisition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor, and perform Other related duties.

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PACKER, SHIPPING

Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers, the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type, size, and number of units to be packed, the type of container employed, and method of shipment. Work requires the placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following: Knowledge o f various items of stock in order to verify content; selection o f appropriate type and size o f container; inserting enclosures in container; using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage; closing and sealing container; and applying labels or entering identifying data on container. Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded.

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK

Prepares merchandise for shipment, or receives and is responsible for incoming shipments o f merchandise or other materials. Ship* ping work involves: A knowledge o f shipping procedures, practices,routes, available means of transportation, and rates; and preparing records of the goods shipped, making up bills of lading, posting weight and shipping charges, and keeping a file of shipping records. May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment. Receiving work involves: Verifying or directing others in verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or other records; checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods; routing merchandise or materials to proper departments; and maintaining necessary records and files.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified as follows:

Receiving clerk Shipping clerkShipping and receiving clerk


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TRUCKDRIVER

Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport materials, merchandise, equipment, or men between various types o f establishments such as: Manufacturing plants, freight depots, warehouses, wholesale and retail establishments, or between retail establishments and customers’ houses or places of business. May also load or unload truck with or without helpers, make minor mechanical repairs, and keep truck in good working order. Driver-salesmen and over-tbe-road drivers are excluded .

For wage study purposes, truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment, as follows: (Tractor-trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity.)

Truckdriver (combination of sizes listed separately) Truckdriver, light (under l l£ tons)Truckdriver, medium (1% to and including 4 tons)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, trailer type)Truckdriver, heavy (over 4 tons, other than trailer type)

TRUCKER, POWER

Operates a manually controlled gasoline- or electric-powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials o f all kinds about a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other establishment.

For wage study purposes, workers are classified by type of truck, as follows:

Trucker, power (forklift)Trucker, power (other than forklift)

WATCHMAN

Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire, theft, and illegal entry.


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M ia m i, F la __________________________________________ 1345-33M ilw aukee, W is 1____________________________________ 1345-59M in neap olis—St. P a u l, Minn 1______________________ 1345-38M uskegon—M uskegon H eights, M ic h ______________ 1345-69N ew ark and J e rs e y C ity , N. J _____________________ 1345-46New H aven, C on n ___________________________________ 1345-37New O rlea n s , La 1__________________________________ 1345-44New Y o rk , N . Y 1____________________________________ 1345-79N orfo lk —P ortsm ou th and N ew port N ew s—

H am pton, Va 1__________________________________ ___ 1345-75Oklahom a C ity , O kla_______________________________ 1385-2

O m aha, N e b r . —Iowa 1______________________________ 1385-14P a ter son—C lifton—P as s a i c , N. J___________________ 1345-76P h iladelp h ia , P a .-N . J 1____________________________ 1345-31P h o e n ix , A r i z ______________________________________ 1345-57P ittsbu rgh , Pa 1_____________________________________ 1345-40P o r tla n d , M aine ____________________________________ 1345-24P o r tla n d , O reg . —W a sh _____________________________ 1345-73P ro v id e n ce —P aw tu ck et, R. I. —M ass 1_____________ 1345-70R a le igh , N. C 1 ______________________________________ 1385-7R ich m on d , V a ______________________________________ 1345-19R o ck fo rd , 111________________________________________ 1345-55St. L o u is , M o . - I l l 1________________________________ 1345-17Salt Lake C ity , Utah 1______________________________ 1345-25San A n ton io , T ex 1__________________________________ 1345-78San B ern ard in o—R iv e r s id e —O ntario , C a l i f 1 _____ 1385-9San D ie g o , C a lif -------------------------------------------------------- 1385-13San F r a n c is c o —O akland, C a lif 1___________________ 1345-34Savannah, G a _______________________________________ 1345-60S cranton , P a 1_______________________________________ 1385-8S eattle , W ash 1______________________________________ 1385-10

In d ian ap olis , In d ____________________________________J a ck son , M is s ______________________________________J a ck s o n v il le , F la 1__________________________________K ansas C ity , M o. —K ans____________________________L aw ren ce—H av erh ill, M a ss . —N. H _______________L ittle R ock —N orth L ittle R o ck , A r k _____________L os A n ge les—Long B ea ch , C a lif 1_________________L o u is v il le , Ky. —Ind 1_______________________________L u bbock , T e x ____ ___________________________________M a n ch e ste r , N. H __________________________________M em ph is, T e n n _____________________________________

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Sioux Fa lls , S. D a k ________________________________ 1345-13South B e n d , I n d _____________________________________ 1345-52Spokane, Wash 1_____________________________________ 1 345-66T o led o , Ohio 1_______________________________________ 1 345-51Trenton , N. J 1______________________________________ 1 345-29W ashington , D . C . —M d . —V a 1______________________ 1345-16W a te rb u ry , C o n n ___________________________________ 1345-49W a t e r lo o , Iow a1_____________________________________ 1345-20W ich ita , Kans_______________________________________ 1385-6W o r c e s t e r , Mas s ___________________________________ 1 345-80Y ork , P a -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1345-41

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